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My point was pretty obvious I thought – that even though Pacioretty hasn’t worked out yet, it’s not like Perron is the second coming. He’s not even as good as Kostitsyn at this point in his career – I’ve yet to hear anybody say “ya know what the Habs need? Another Kostitsyn.”

How do you like them apples: Auld $1mm / Theo $1.1mm; Darche: $500m / Moore $1.1mm. Which side of this equation would you like to be on — let me answer this one for you: Theo and Moore for $700m which is a no brainer. Let me throw one more for you — Halak was the right choice which has been painfully obvious to most except those who blind themselves. The annointed one will show himself for who he truly is — some good tools but in desperate need of 2 seasons in the AHL.

Why trade one bloated contract for another? Look what the Rangers took to get rid of him – almost nothing, really…it’s almost like they just gave him to us, and threw in Pyatt to sweeten the taste of his gargantuan contract. I like Gomez, but we never should have done that deal. We could have gotten a lot better player for that 7 million dollars.

As for Price, let’s just give him a chance, because he’s what we’ve got now, like it or not. He’ll either do well or not.

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Agree with all posters above. Just sayin’ 1) White and Maxwell have both played with more energy and enthusiasm than Halpern, who seems to be playing like he’s made the team already. 2) If JM doesn’t find a way to reward the effort and attitude the Dog prospects bring, it could hurt the general effort and attitude on the team, as it breeds a sense of entitlement.

Well I do want honest debate – and you object to “obviously” which on reflection I will retract, because if it were “obvious” we wouldn’t be brawling about it.

My position, re-stated as simply as possible, is that he is not ready, that his numbers the past two years and his meltdowns substantiate that.

I’m not saying he won’t get there, but how can we roll the bones on him with no plan B? As I’ve posted (and I’m actually sick of the topic also) what if he plays great and pulls a groin? We’ll have to trade for an experienced goalie from weakness, and I trust you would agree we don’t have the depth yet to do that.

If you are happy to ride the price wave all year win, lose or draw in hopes of the big payoff in 2-3 years that’s a legitimate argument.

Maybe we’re 2-3 years out anyway (probably) so it’s an academic argument and the team should all go through the fire together.